Students who are not meeting minimum progress should complete units during the summer to make up the deficit.
An undergraduate is on subject to disqualification when their overall or quarterly grade point average drops below 1.5, or when they have been on probation for 2 consecutive quarters. You must make an appointment with an academic counselor immediately.
Make an appointment to discuss your progress on your readmission or reinstatement contract.
An undergraduate is on subject to disqualification when their overall or quarterly grade point average drops below 1.5, or when they have been on probation for 2 consecutive quarters.
An undergraduate is on academic probation when their grade point average overall or quarterly grade drops below 2.0, but is higher than 1.5.
Readmission is used for any student who has been out of UC Davis for one or more regular quarters. The student must apply through the Office of the Registrar at least 8 weeks before the beginning of the quarter s/he plans to return. Readmission application is available through the Registrar's Office website (
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/html/office_of_the_registrar_forms.html).
Reinstatement is used for a dismissed student who is being allowed to continue on a probation contract.
Withdrawal is an immediate break in registration. Returning to Davis requires an application for readmission. Check the Office of the Registrar or their website for deadlines.
If you are on probation when you withdraw, you will remain in academic probation upon return. Dismissal will override withdrawal. You must meet with an L&S adviser if you are on academic probation and considering withdrawal.
The first and most important step following dismissal will be to arrange to see a counselor in the college in which a student is enrolled. The counselor will assist in providing options for becoming eligible to continue at UC Davis or completion of the undergraduate degree at another university. Students in L&S may arrange for a counselor appointment at: (
http://appointments.ucdavis.edu)
If at the end of an academic year a student has passed an average of less than 13 units per quarter but has an average of between 12 and 12.9 units per quarter, the student will be placed on probation and will have two additional quarters to meet minimum progress.
If a student has passed an average of less than 12 units per quarter, the student will be subject to disqualification and will have one additional quarter to meet minimum progress.
In either case, if a student has not met minimum progress at the end of Spring Quarter a "degree progress average" will be calculated at the end of the next full-time quarter of enrollment at UCD, which will reflect the average pregress per quarter for a student's entire UCD record. If the degree progress average is less than 13 units per quarter, the student will be subject to disqualification.
Permission for a section switch after the deadline must be granted by the instructor. If permission is granted, you must complete a Change card (available through the department), and submit it to the Office of the Registrar.
If you are in good academic standing, you can choose to take letter-graded courses on a Passed/Not Passed grading basis using SisWeb before the fifth week of instruction.
You must request permission from the instructor if you wish to change the unit value of a varialble unit course after the deadline. If permission is granted, you must complete a variable unit change card (available through the department). Submit your completed card to the Office of the Registrar.
You must schedule an appointment to request permission from the Dean of your college for a late drop or late P/NP. You have to provide supporting documentation with your petition. You can come in to the L&S Advising Office or download the petition from the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/).
A score of 3 or above in the College Board Advanced (AP) examinations will be granted college credit toward the 180 quarter units you need to graduate. Please refer to the Advanced Placement chart in the General Catalog.
Students are allowed to repeat courses in which they have earned an NP or D+ or lower.
Only the first 16 units repeated will remove the first grade from GPA calculation. Repeating a course more than once requires the permission of the Dean. You can download the petition from the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/) or come to the L&S Advising Office.
Enrolled No Work Submitted is a notation given instead of a grade for a course in which a student is enrolled but has not submitted any work that is subject to grading. The "ENWS" notation does not appear on your official transcript.
A student must be in good academic standing to be eligible to file P/NP.
General Education courses must be taken for a letter grade. A General Education course taken for a P/NP will not receive GE credit.
Advanced Placement (AP) score cannot be used to satisfy the General Education requirement. General Education requirement is satisfied by college coursework taken for a letter grade.
Degree credit will be granted only by permission by the Dean. There is a limit of 9 units for professional courses (courses numbered 300 & 400). You can download the petition from the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/). A GPA of 3.3 and 18 units of upper division preparation work are required.
An International Baccalaureate score of 5-7 yields college credit. A score of 5 on IB is equivalent to 3 on Advanced Placement. An IB score of 6 is equivalent to a 4, and a score of 7 is equivalent to 5 on Advanced Placement.
Yes, every course will meet a requirement, since you must complete at least 180 units before you graduate.
Students are allowed to repeat courses in which they have earned an NP or D+ or lower.
Only the first 16 units repeated will remove the first grade from GPA calculation. Repeating a course more than once requires the permission of the Dean. You can download the petition from the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/) or come to the L&S Advising Office.
If you choose to take all your courses for the quarter Passed/Not Passed be aware of all P/NP limitations. It is generally not wise to take all courses for your final quarter P/NP, so consult with your adviser.
Any "I" (incomplete) grade must be replaced with a grade after 3 registered quarters. After that time, it will change to an "F". You must not re-enroll for the class for which an "I" grade has been assigned.
In the College of Letters & Science, excluding the courses that are graded on a Passed/Not Passed basis only, the limit is not more than one fourth of the units completed on the Davis campus. There is also a limit on the total number of courses graded P/NP, including courses that are Passed/Not Passed only. The limit is not more than one third of the units completed on the Davis campus.
An Incomplete ("I") grade may be assigned if a student's work is of passing quality and a significant portion of the requirements for a final grade has been completed. It is at the discretion of the instructor to assign the "I" grade.
Enrolled No Work Submitted is a notation given instead of a grade for a course in which a student is enrolled but has not submitted any work that is subject to grading. The "ENWS" notation does not appear on your official transcript.
You must complete at least 160 units by the end of Winter quarter to be eligible to participate in the Spring quarter commencement ceremony and 150 units after Fall quarter to attend the Fall quarter ceremony.
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/commencement/
You can request a Letter of Certification from the Office of the Registrar once you have filed for graduation. The Letter of Certification can be provided only after all requirements and coursework are complete and grades reported. This form is also available at the Registrar's (
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/html/office_of_the_registrar_forms.html).
To officially graduate from the University and receive your diploma, you must file on the Office of the Registrar's website (
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/) . Filing to participate in the Commencement ceremony is not the same as filing to graduate.
You must contact your major adviser and then come to the L&S advising office to request a degree check. The degree check will indicate if you still have requirements remaining. You should also check the registrar's office website, which lists the filing deadlines for graduation (
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/html/academic_calendar.html).
Official diplomas will be available approximately 5 months after you graduate. You may pick up your diploma at the Office of Registrar, Room 12 Mrak Hall, or request it be mailed to you. Contact the Office of Registrar at 752-3639 for more information.
The College of Letters & Science is unable to notify each candidate of their status due to the large number of degree candidates. We will normally notify only those candidates we cannot certify because degree requirements have not been met. If you receive this kind of notification, please contact the College immediately.
Submit a Change of Major petition to your Deans' Office after getting the signatures of both your former and new advisers. You must complete at least one quarter at UCD before you can initiate this change.
(
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/).
Determine what you want to accomplish while you are here as an undergraduate. Explore relevant courses and research possible majors. Meet with an advisor in the department or program (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/majoradvisors.aspx) in which you are interested and/or make an appointment with an adviser at the L&S Advising Office.
A minor is not declared until the quarter before you plan to graduate. You can download the form from the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/). Signatures from both your major and minor advisers are required.
You must complete and submit a Change of Major petition, as well as a multiple major petition to your Deans' Office. This is a two-page petition that requires the endorsements of both advisers on both pages. You must have completed at least 2 upper division courses in both majors before you can declare the second major. You can download this petition from the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/).
A hold is placed on your registration if you are still undeclared after you have completed 90 units. You must submit a completed Change of Major petition to release this hold.
Students who feel that no single major best suits their academic goal have the opportunity to develop an individual major. Interested students must propose a program, with the guidance of faculty advisers, that will be coherent with their specific educational goal. A faculty committee reviews individual major proposals. More information is available at the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/).
The minimum requirement is completion of at least 8 upper division units in both majors. You must petition at least one quarter before you graduate. The petition is available at the L&S website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/).
Yes, students can be dismissed for either qualitative reasons (GPA) or quantitative reasons (too few units).
No, it is not possible to waive the minimum progress requirement.
Yes, transferable course work completed with a passing grade during the summer at UCD or any other college will count toward minimum progress. The units completed during summer will be applied to the next full-time quarter of enrollment.
Unless a student is actually dismissed from the University, the official transcript won't include a minimum progress notation.
AP units and units completed prior to a student’s first regular full-time quarter at UCD will not count toward minimum progress.
Students who are not meeting minimum progress should complete units during the summer to make up the deficit.
Students who apply and are officially approved for part-time status are exempted from the minimum progress calculation for the period of time that they maintain their part-time status
Students who are unable to average 13 units per quarter because of medical reasons, work or family care obligations might be eligible for part-time student status. Otherwise, a student is expected to meet minimum progress.
Specific information on what qualifies a student for part-time status can be found at: (
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/csrg/pt.html)
To meet minimum progress, a full-time regular undergraduate is required to maintain an average of at least 13 units passed over all quarters of enrollment. Minimum progress is calculated at the end of every Spring Quarter for the preceding academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring). Only full-time quarters are considered.
Detailed information on the minimum progress requirement can be found at (
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/update/#Minp)
The first and most important step following dismissal will be to arrange to see a counselor in the college in which a student is enrolled. The counselor will assist in providing options for becoming eligible to continue at UC Davis or completion of the undergraduate degree at another university. Students in L&S may arrange for a counselor appointment at: (
http://appointments.ucdavis.edu)
- All credit-bearing courses completed with a passing grade at UCD are counted.
- Workload units (e.g. Math B or WLD 57) completed with a grade of 'D' or better will count toward minimum progress, even though these courses will not yield units toward your degree.
- Repeated courses are counted up to a maximum of 16 units.
- In-progress courses (IP) will be counted as units passed.
- Incomplete units are counted in the quarter during which the course was originally taken once a grade is assigned.
If at the end of an academic year a student has passed an average of less than 13 units per quarter but has an average of between 12 and 12.9 units per quarter, the student will be placed on probation and will have two additional quarters to meet minimum progress.
If a student has passed an average of less than 12 units per quarter, the student will be subject to disqualification and will have one additional quarter to meet minimum progress.
In either case, if a student has not met minimum progress at the end of Spring Quarter a "degree progress average" will be calculated at the end of the next full-time quarter of enrollment at UCD, which will reflect the average pregress per quarter for a student's entire UCD record. If the degree progress average is less than 13 units per quarter, the student will be subject to disqualification.
A student who has officially filed to graduate and has met all degree requirements will be allowed to graduate even if he/she is subject to disqualification for minimum progress.
Choose 2-3 courses for your major. Enroll in lower division preparatory subject courses which you have not yet completed. Your major adviser can assist you in choosing those courses. If you have completed at least 84 quarter units, you can enroll in an upper division English composition course (University Writing Program 101, 102 or 104). Check the Letters & Science website (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/firstquartertransferstudents.aspx) on First Quarter Scheduling for transfer students.
Review available courses in the Class Schedule and Registration Guide, checking course descriptions and prerequisites in the General Catalog. Choose courses that will help you explore a variety of subjects or will meet lower division requirements in an area of interest.
We recommend that you take about 15 units your first quarter. Keep in mind, you will only be allowed to enroll up to 13.5 units during the first enrollment pass (Pass I). All students are held to this limit and enroll in additional courses in the second pass (Pass II). See the current Class Schedule and Room directory for more information.
Summer Advising is a valuable orientation program designed to assist new students. All new students are expected to attend this program (
http://stuaff.ucdavis.edu/as/).
You must complete your academic plan or have an idea of courses you are planning to take for the academic year. Carefully plan quarters where you have practices and meets. Come to the L&S Undergraduate and Advising Office for review, discussion and signature no later than 3 days before the due date.
If you have a declared major, you must contact your departmental advisor regarding assistance with your Athletic Form.
A hold is placed on your registration if you are still undeclared after you have completed 90 units. You must submit a completed Change of Major petition to release this hold.
A hold is placed on your registration once you have completed 200 units or more. You must submit a petition for excessive units to be allowed to continue the following quarter. You can download the petition from the L&S website.
This is your personal access code (PAC) which is used as a confidential password to the registration service ( Web registration) and other services. Be sure to keep your PAC confidential. See the Schedule and Directory for additional information.
The PELP is Planned Educational Leave Program designed to allow the student to withdraw and apply for readmission simultaneously. It guarantees readmission for the quarter stated in the application, unless the student is dismissed.
Withdrawal is an immediate break in registration. Returning to Davis requires an application for readmission. Check the Office of the Registrar or their website for deadlines.
If you are on probation when you withdraw, you will remain in academic probation upon return. Dismissal will override withdrawal. You must meet with an L&S adviser if you are on academic probation and considering withdrawal.
Normally you cannot attend another school while being a registered student here. You may petition the Dean if courses are impacted at UC Davis and you have not been able to get courses or if you have an exceptional situation. You can download the petition from the L&S website or come into the L&S Advising Office. Summer Session doesn't require a petition (
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/).
Transfer credit is granted by the Undergraduate Admission & Outreach Services. Your Dean's Office determines which college requirements (i.e.. General Education, foreign language, area/breadth) have been satisfied. Your major department determines which major requirements you may have already satisfied. Please bring unofficial transcripts with you when you come for advising.
Choose introductory courses that will introduce major areas of study (courses numbered below 100). Satisfying English Language Writing Requirement should be your highest priority if you have not yet satisfied this requirement. Refer to the Letters & Science website on planning your first quarter classes
http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/students/forms/firstquarternewstudents.aspx.
You can apply to the Intercampus Visitor Program through the Office of the Registrar. Along with your completed application, you must provide a letter of support from your major department if you are planning to take courses for your major.
ASSIST (
http://www.assist.org/) is a web-based systemthat shows how a course from a California community college transfers to a UC or CSU campus.
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a General Education program that California community college transfer students can use to fulfill lower-division general education requirements in either the California State or University of California system. I must be certified by a California community college.
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